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Tennis · Singles · United Kingdom

John Hartley

1878–1890 · The only clergyman to win Wimbledon, taking the title in 1879 and 1880.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
81.6
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 73.5
Wimbledon titles
2
Wimbledon finals
3
Consecutive titles
2
Career years
13
Wimbledon appearances
6

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
92
Longevity
74
Honours
80
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
18784
18791
18801
18812
18826
18839
188412

Data sources

  • ATP Tour
  • International Tennis Hall of Fame
  • Tennis Australia archives

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why John Hartley ranks #75 in Tennis

John Hartley ranks 75th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1234th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 80, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Tennis reference universe of 251 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1878–1890 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1884, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes wimbledon titles 2, wimbledon finals 3, consecutive titles 2, career years 13.

Immediately ahead sits Andrés Gómez on 81.8, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Hana Mandlíková on 81.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

John Hartley GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hartley stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1884. Scored 92/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

John Hartley — frequently asked

Is John Hartley the GOAT?
Not on the current data. John Hartley ranks 75th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is John Hartley's GOAT Score?
81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does John Hartley rank all time?
1234th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 75th within Tennis.
John Hartley vs Andrés Gómez: who ranks higher?
Andrés Gómez, on 81.8 against John Hartley's 81.6 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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